Khatatba is a town in the

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in Lower Egypt, 43 kilometers north of the

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ian capital

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. It is just above the Khatatba Canal which branches off the Nile River.

History

Historically, the town served the role of a departure point from Cairo to the desert. Khatatba is the site of the Monastery of Saint George or "Dair Mari Girgis." It provides the regional Coptic population as a center for retreats and religious meetings. Before he was

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, Gamal Abdel Nasser resided in Khatatba between 1923–24.Aburish, 2004, pp.12-13. Khatatba was also the site of the

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's 8th Armoured Brigade.

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* * Populated places in Monufia Governorate {{Egypt-geo-stub